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Safer Plastics That Lock In Potentially Harmful Plasticizers
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 13, 2010
Scientists have published the first report on a new way of preventing potentially harmful plasticizers from migrating from one of the most widely used groups of plastics.
The advance could lead to a new generation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics that are safer than those now used in packaging, medical tubing, toys, and other products, they say. Their study is in ACS' Macromolecules, a ... more
Outside View: New front in the Afghan war
Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Aug 12, 2010
A recently released U.N. report states that 1,271 Afghans died and 1,997 were injured in the first six months of this year. Three-quarters of these casualties were caused by Taliban forces, mostly from roadside bombings.
The Taliban has also continued its practice of carrying out brutal atrocities against civilians. They claimed responsibility for killing members of a civilian medical t ... more
Rains bring new misery to China mudslide town
Zhouqu, China (AFP) Aug 12, 2010
Heavy rains on Thursday compounded the misery of a Chinese town devastated by mudslides that have killed 1,144 people, with new floods hampering relief efforts and the stench of death pervasive.
Thousands of soldiers and rescuers battled to clear roads blocked by cascades of mud and sludge unleashed by storms overnight, complicating the task of getting food, water and medicine to people in d ... more
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Snack time leaves 87 toddlers in hospital in China
